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Post by faffer on Dec 22, 2016 18:40:10 GMT
Mind boggling with all the choice of led lights. About to get to soon and been looking for ages what to get. Still can't decide. Well the ones I got from China via Amazon are still working fine (fingers crossed) so I'm not convinced the prices from some UK outlets are reasonable. It may be worth buying ones which have the same fittings as your existing holders. At £20 a pop for each of my 14 overhead brass cabin lights that would have got expensive. I have just rewired it all out so any will do. I have been looking at all sorts but I keep going back to lights around the £15 each mark.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2016 19:00:13 GMT
Well the ones I got from China via Amazon are still working fine (fingers crossed) so I'm not convinced the prices from some UK outlets are reasonable. It may be worth buying ones which have the same fittings as your existing holders. At £20 a pop for each of my 14 overhead brass cabin lights that would have got expensive. I have just rewired it all out so any will do. I have been looking at all sorts but I keep going back to lights around the £15 each mark. Yes. the steel overhead cabin lights seem to start at about £15. Brass getting on for £20. Fortunately there seem to be LED equivalents for most shaped bulbs so there shouldn't be a need to change the holders.
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Post by bargemast on Dec 23, 2016 9:37:04 GMT
Do you have special switches on your lights to make a choice if you want the 21W or the 5W to light up ? These are the sort of bulbs that are used in cars, for a shared indicator and parking ligt, or tail light and breaklight. Peter. Yep, we find the switch quite useful depending whether we want to use one for background or reading. That's a very good idea, I've never seen this sort of lights on offer anywhere (which doesn't mean anything) , did you make these yourself, or is it an of the shelf item ?
Peter.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2016 9:47:44 GMT
Yep, we find the switch quite useful depending whether we want to use one for background or reading. That's a very good idea, I've never seen this sort of lights on offer anywhere (which doesn't mean anything) , did you make these yourself, or is it an of the shelf item ?
Peter.
I think they were fitted when this Les Allen was built in 1989. I've not seen anything similar either but the lamps look like they were probably off the shelf then. Bit like a crude dimmer swich really...lol.
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Post by bargemast on Dec 23, 2016 10:02:58 GMT
That's a very good idea, I've never seen this sort of lights on offer anywhere (which doesn't mean anything) , did you make these yourself, or is it an of the shelf item ?
Peter.
I think they were fitted when this Les Allen was built in 1989. I've not seen anything similar either but the lamps look like they were probably off the shelf then. Bit like a crude dimmer swich really...lol. Thanks for your answer, I have to wait with getting such lights myself until I win enough with a gain in the Loto, as maybe then I can buy a Les Allen boat to recuperate the lights.
Or if I find some nice brass lights, I could possibly change the light fittings and the switches, that may be an easier, and definitely much cheaper solution for which I don't have to wait as long, as for enough money to come in to buy a Les Allen boat.
Peter.
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Post by phil70 on Dec 23, 2016 11:25:43 GMT
That's a very good idea, I've never seen this sort of lights on offer anywhere (which doesn't mean anything) , did you make these yourself, or is it an of the shelf item ?
Peter.
I think they were fitted when this Les Allen was built in 1989. I've not seen anything similar either but the lamps look like they were probably off the shelf then. Bit like a crude dimmer swich really...lol. Our boat, a 1991 Colecraft has one wall light such as this, twin filament with a two way toggle switch. I always thought it was a homemade jobby. Phil
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Post by pearley on Dec 23, 2016 13:27:24 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Dec 23, 2016 22:54:06 GMT
At the meeting of the company I work for last Saturday, one mechanic said please turn the bus destination lights off rather than have 'Not in Service' up as the lights are Chinese and don't last many hours. Oh dear...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2017 15:49:41 GMT
Just an important tip when replacing your old filiment bulbs with LED equivalents.
They are diodes and we are talking 12v DC, so they will only work one way round. This is not a probwem with festoon type bulbs as all you need to do is reverse the polarity of the bulb around if it doesn't work.
With 5/20W bayonet type bulbs you can't reverse the bulb due to the 2 locating prongs being displaced. I had to reverse the polarity of the connecting wires.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 8, 2017 16:59:30 GMT
the last ones I changed were the fluorescent tubes in the engine room and stores (3 x 2 foot) big saving in power plus immediate brighter lighting !!! I replaced my last saloon fluorescent light with LED today, the fluorescent light had 2x15 watt tubes, the LED light has 72 LEDs, is brighter, and is rated at 4.5 watts.
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Post by Jim on Jan 15, 2017 14:32:51 GMT
I fitted some 12v downlighters that had a tiny led cube, they were ok but one started to flicker, replaced them with disc leds about the size of a 2p, lots brighter. Got them from Bedazzled, very happy. I also got an led bulb for a 12v pointable spotlight to replace a halogen bulb, used it in earnest a few days ago doing 3 locks in the dark.
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